Business Visits within 12 months / 9 months prior to appl

[gm1]

Hello,

For UK citizenship application:

applicant needs to stay 9 months out of 12 months in UK prior to application date.

so 90 days out of 12 months is allowed by UK BA to stay outside UK

i have a question:

during 9 months also if there are business vists (NOT personal visits) outside UK, can I still apply for UK citizenship?

I will get a letter from my employer / end-client for business visits outside UK.

payments / billing / salary / dividends everything in UK (not outside UK).

Can anyone provide information on this.

Regards,
gm1

[CR001]

There is a distinction between business and absence limits for naturalisation. It is 90 days absence (all), with maybe discretion for a few days over this.

How many days over the 90 days do you anticipate? If quite a lot more, you will need to ask for discretion on the absence total and provide evidence of 'established life in UK' etc.

[Jambo]

There is a distinction between business and absence limits for naturalisation. It is 90 days absence (all), with maybe discretion for a few days over this.

How many days over the 90 days do you anticipate? If quite a lot more, you will need to ask for discretion on the absence total and provide evidence of 'established life in UK' etc.

You forgot the NO... (No distinction).

[milan69]

5A1. For absences exceeding 730 days (or 450 days for 6(2) applications) we would expect
you to have been resident in the UK for the last 8 years (5 years for 6(2) applications)
unless the absences were a result of either:
• a posting abroad in Crown or designated service (see section 10). For example, as a
member of HM Forces, or as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen
serving abroad in Crown or designated service; or
• an unavoidable consequence of the nature of your work. For example, if you are a
merchant seaman or someone working for a UK based business which requires
frequent travel abroad;

[CR001]

Thanks Jambo

[gm1]

Dear all,

Thanks for all details / info from experts.

some more details from my side:
From date of entering UK till completion of 5 years - only two weeks out of UK on personal trips.

in 6th year after ILR issuance: I expect minimum total 4 months stay outside UK for business trip or maximum total 6 months stay outside UK for business trips. This is within 12 months prior to UK citizenship application date.

Business trips would be a part of contract with a UK based business and I can justify with letters from employer/end-client to UK BA.

From milan69's info which is as quoted below, I interpret that its FINE/OK to have more than 90 days absence:

"an unavoidable consequence of the nature of your work. For example, if you are a merchant seaman or someone working for a UK based business which requires frequent travel abroad;"

My interpretation is correct or not - please let me know.

thanks in advance.

Regards,
gm1